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The reason Trump’s hand was covered in big bruise at Davos

Trump addressed his health in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal and acknowledged that he applies makeup to his hands for when he gets ‘whacked again by someone’ — Trump addressed his health in a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal and acknowledged that he applies makeup to his hands for when he gets ‘whacked again by someone’ (AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump was photographed with a significant bruise on his left hand while attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The 79-year-old was spotted with the bruise Thursday while delivering a speech about his new “Board of Peace.”
Trump “hit his hand on the corner of the signing table,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to The Independent, causing the large bruise.
White House officials have attributed Trump's susceptibility to bruising to his daily aspirin regiment.
Trump often applies heavy makeup to cover bruising on his hands, which the White House previously said was due to the president meeting “more Americans and shak[ing] their hands on a daily basis than any other president in history.”

Huge bruise spotted on Trump’s other hand as he delivers speech in Davos — In full